Storage devices
Storage device fields, module configuration options, and 3D coordinate system.
A Storage Device is a physical container of storage locations — a cabinet, drawer unit, rack, carousel, or vending machine. Devices belong to exactly one WAP and hold the individual modules and locations where items are placed.
Fields
Section titled “Fields”| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Device name (e.g., Tool Drawer Cabinet, Carousel 2). |
| Description | Optional free-text note, up to 128 characters. |
| Kind | Manual — a drawer, shelf, or cabinet with no controller. Automatic Controlled — a carousel or vending machine with a connected dispensing controller. |
| Warehouse Access Point | The WAP this device belongs to. Set at creation. |
| Administrator | The user responsible for this device. Required. |
| Up Direction | Which axis (X, Y, or Z) points “up” in this device’s own coordinate system. |
| Up Rotate | Rotation, in degrees, applied around the up axis for 3D placement. |
| Coordinate X / Y | Position of this device on the WAP’s floor plan. Required. |
| Locked | Computed, read-only. True whenever the device has a stock move in Waiting or Ready status — a locked device cannot be selected as the source of a new Inventory Adjustment. |
Modules and setup
Section titled “Modules and setup”A device is divided into Storage Modules — one entry per drawer, shelf, or bay, stacked along the device’s up axis. The Setup action is a one-time batch operation, available only while the device has zero modules; each module you configure there uses one of three layout types:
| Module type | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Grid | Generates a uniform row × column grid of equally sized locations, from a location count, gap, and default dimension per axis. |
| X direction | Generates one row of locations along the X axis, with an independent dimension and gap per location. |
| Y direction | Generates one column of locations along the Y axis, with an independent dimension and gap per location. |
Each module also takes a Name, a Gap (spacing from the module below it), and a Dimension (its own depth along the up axis).
Storage locations
Section titled “Storage locations”Locations are generated in the batch created by Setup, one per grid cell (or per entry, for X direction and Y direction modules), each with its own name, coordinates, and dimensions. Once a device has modules, add further modules individually (not through Setup) via + New Storage Module on the device detail view.
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